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lagoon
Lagoon is defined as a shallow body of water separated from the ocean or from larger bodies of water by a reef or other barrier.
(noun)An inlet off of the Pacific Ocean that is separated from the ocean by a coral reef is an example of a lagoon.
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See lagoon in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a shallow lake or pond, esp. one connected with a larger body of water
- the area of water enclosed by a circular coral reef, or atoll
- an area of shallow salt water separated from the sea by sand dunes
Origin: < Fr lagune & It laguna < L lacuna: see lacuna
See lagoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs.
- A shallow body of liquid waste material, as one in a dump.
Origin:
Origin: French lagune
Origin: and Italian laguna
Origin: , both from Latin lacūna, pool, hollow, gap
Origin: , from lacus, lake
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